Lactobacillus (Lactiplantibacillus) xiangfangensis
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Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
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Phylum Firmicutes, Class Bacilli, Order Lactobacillales, Family Lactobacillaceae, Genus Lactobacillus, Lactobacillus xiangfangensis
Gu, Wang, Li, Liu and Huo 2012.
Homotypic synonym: Lactiplantibacillus xiangfangensis (Gu et al. 2012) Zheng et al. 2020.
Gram-positive rods. Nonspore-forming.
Facultatively anaerobic. Can grow at 30 ºC (optimum temperature) and at 37 ºC.
Isolated from traditional pickle in China.
Undetermined.
- Gu C.T., Wang F., Li C.Y., Liu F. and Huo G.C., 2012. Lactobacillus xiangfangensis sp. nov., isolated from Chinese pickle. IJSEM
62, 860-863.
- Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz MAP et al., 2020. A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel
genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae.
Int J Syst Microbiol. 70, 2782-2858.
Positive results for esculin hydrolysis, fermentation of: adonitol, cellobiose, fructose,
galactose, beta-gentiobiose, N-acetylglucosamine, glucose (acid production), maltose,
mannitol, mannose, ribose, salicin, sorbitol, sucrose, trehalose & D-xylose.
Negative results for arginine hydrolysis, catalase, fermentation of: amygdalin, arbutin, D- or L-arabinose, D- or L-arabitol, dulcitol,
erythritol, D- or L-fucose, gluconate, glycerol, glycogen, inositol, inulin, 2- or 5-ketogluconate, lactose, lyxose, melezitose , melibiose,
raffinose, rhamnose, sorbose, starch, tagatose, turanose, L-xylose & xylitol.
Variable results for esculin fermentation.
(c) Costin Stoica